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About the Role

Mott MacDonald seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to join their Power Transmission and Distribution team. This role involves developing innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems and client installations, ensuring electricity supply security, integrating renewable energy, and managing large power infrastructure projects from concept to delivery. The engineer will collaborate with clients and stakeholders in the evolving energy sector.

Responsibilities

Primary plant layout for HV substations
Equipment specifications for HV Plant and ancillary equipment
Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructural development projects through various lifecycle stages
Coordination with client project teams and internal team disciplines
Delivering projects in new technologies e.g. energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, waste to energy etc
Provide professional services to clients in the UK and overseas

Requirements

Qualified to degree level
Ideally, or working towards Chartered Engineer status
Experience working in the power transmission and distribution industry
Experience relating to design, delivery and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV)
Experience in development of specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment
Experience of all stages of project lifecycles
Experience in applying regulatory and client specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs
Experience in the preparation of technical reports in English

Skills

Energy storage
HVDC systems
Smart grid solutions
Waste to energy
Design of Overhead Line Systems for transmission networks
Design of HV cable systems (minimum 110kV)
Site construction and/or testing/commissioning for HV plant systems
Earthing software design (CDEGs)
System studies/protection co-ordination software (ETAP)
Control and protection systems design

Location

Belfast
Brighton
Bristol
Croydon
Altrincham
Newcastle
York

Work Type

Hybrid working

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Degree level
Masters Degree

Benefits

Private medical insurance
Health cash plan
Access to Peppy for menopause support
Comprehensive wellbeing program
Flexible salary options for health benefits
Pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
Life assurance equal up to 4 x basic salary (option to increase to 6x)
Income protection scheme
Flexible benefits including critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing
Annual bonus schemes
33-35 days holiday each year (inclusive of public holidays)
Ability to buy or sell leave
Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service
Employee saving schemes and discounts
Enhanced family leave policies
26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
Two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
Up to 24 weeks paid shared parental leave
Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities (two paid)
Primary annual professional institution subscription
Mentoring, formal training, and self-development options
Access to Advanced Employee Networks
Opportunities to make a difference within communities

About the Company

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.
As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks.
We provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension.
Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

Equal Opportunity

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.